US imposes new restrictions on Huawei — Xi Jinping tightens grip on domestic security forces — Uyghur exile group urges IOC to reconsider holding Winter Games in Beijing — India-China tension
Coronavirus
Beijing says residents can go mask-free as China COVID cases hit new lows — Reuters
Health authorities in China’s capital Beijing have removed a requirement for people to wear masks outdoors, further relaxing rules aimed at preventing the spread the novel coronavirus after the city reported 13 consecutive days without new cases.
Xinjiang residents grapple with sweeping coronavirus measures — Inkstone
Authorities in the far western region of Xinjiang have imposed harsh lockdown measures during a recent Covid-19 outbreak, including forcing healthy residents to take herbal medicines.
Xinjiang
Uyghur Exile Group Urges IOC to Reconsider Holding Winter Games in Beijing, Citing Xinjiang Abuses — RFA
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) exile group has demanded that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reconsider holding the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, citing state-sponsored rights abuses against Muslims in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
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